Trailer ideas wanted

Okay, skip the battery on board idea, and maybe go with one or more of these ideas.....

For a water tank (if you haven't already come up with one), I've seen folks use 4" PVC tubes T'd or elbowed at both ends and finally capped.  These were used on expedition rigs so they added these inside or under the truck.  You could add 1, 2, 3, or more of them under the trailer.  Build it similar to the top row in the picture below.


You could drain a few gallons of water into a suitable container and hang this higher than your fillet station.  Open the spigot to allow water to flow at whatever rate you need.

Take a look at Jumping Jack Trailer accessories for how they do the outside kitchen area. 
The water container.


Kitchen sink.


If you plan to just pump water out of a mounted tank, I'd say get yourself another kayak bilge bump and rig that up as your pump. They seem to be cheap enough and flow some pretty good amounts of water. 

Wow what a great Idea!!!

I think I will mount 4 - 5'   5" PVC pipes under the trailer in tandem (17 gallons or 135 lbs).  Ill put in a 90 comming up from below for a capped "fill" and an "out" going to the pump.

LENGTH
PIPE SIZE
GALLONS WATER
 
1 FOOT
 1/2 INCH
 0.0081
 
1 FOOT
 1 INCH
  0.0339
 
1 FOOT
 1 1/4 INCH
 0.0530
 
1 FOOT
 1 1/2 INCH
 0.0763
 
1 FOOT
 2 INCH
 0.1356
 
1 FOOT
 2 1/2 INCH
 0.2120
 
1 FOOT
 3 INCH
 0.3053
 
1 FOOT
 4 INCH
 0.5426
 
1 FOOT
 5 INCH
 0.848
 
1 FOOT
 6 INCH
 1.0221
 
1 FOOT
 7 INCH
 1.662
 
1 FOOT
 8 INCH
 2.171
 
1 FOOT
 9 INCH
  2.747
 
1 FOOT
 10 INCH
 3.393
 
1 FOOT
 11 INCH
 4.105
 
1 FOOT
 12 INCH
 4.881
 


17 gallons should give me about 5.5 minutes (60psi @ 3  gpm)  of gear washdown (should only need a minute or two) or enough for 10 minutes or so of low pressure fish cleaning water.

This will be way better than 4  5 gallon juggs!  I'll have more room in the cage for gear,propane, sink, bbq etc!

Thanks INSAYN!
Brian

Not a problem bro!   

You know I am all about DIY fab'n and I ran across this PVC idea a year or so ago when I was researching expedition trailers, and rigs.  I've seen similar setups for RV's or truck campers that don't have internal capacity for water storage, so they go underneath within the frame rails, or along side the truck camper in the voids in the bed. 

Good news.... just an hour ago I finished the portable Taekwondo board breaking stand for my wife and kid's TKD class.  Been working on it for about 2 weeks.  Now I can start gathering materials to start building my kayak haul'n trailer.   

Okay,  So the PVC pipe tank system would have worked pretty good.  But, a $20 20 gallon tank on craigslist could not be passed up.  Things are moving right along..
Brian

Are the ends of the tank supported underneath?  Depending on what the sun does to it on a warm day, and how the filled tank reacts under load, it may bend (or it may not).  Just a thought.   

Looks good though!  I like the triangle tank.

for the canvas cover you referred to earlier....most every port has a canvas maker. check the yellow pages maybe?

Are the ends of the tank supported underneath?  Depending on what the sun does to it on a warm day, and how the filled tank reacts under load, it may bend (or it may not).  Just a thought.   

The tank is supported underneath by the "A" frame section of the tounge.  The tank hangs over about 18" each side from the underneath supports.  The tank is made of 1/8" polyethelene so Im not to concerned with the hot-sun-sagging factor.  I plan to cover the tank eventualy with marine carpeting to give it some UV protection..I may eventualy box it in with wood or metal one day? 

The test run I did was mostly to get a feel for the unbaffled 20 gal tank @ 3/4 full, and test my tie down pattern.  The test run went pretty good. I  did get a bit of play at highway speeds.  (I was cranking it pretty good though from side to side ~~~~~) I have recomended to myself that I fill er' up locally whenever possible. The tie down straps worked well.  I will however put some padding under the vertical straps where they wrap around the "-" part of the "A" frame just to be safe.


Brian

 

 

Sounds like the tank is supported good.  You might get away with just painting the tank with Fusion paint to give it some sun block, instead of carpet.  Just leave a stripe on the side exposed so you can view your tank level.

Any idea what that tank was designed for originally?  It is kinda unique. 

It was the bladder for my camel bak

The tank was made for a stand-up animal feeder (probably explains why it is so damn thick).  The guy I got it from layed it on its side like I will to supply fresh water to his trailer.

I guess some black fusion would work..I may still box it in later on though.  It will give me a bit more storage for some small things.

It was the bladder for my camel bak

HAHA..


Brian

The tank was made for a stand-up animal feeder (probably explains why it is so damn thick).  The guy I got it from layed it on its side like I will to supply fresh water to his trailer.

I guess some black fusion would work..I may still box it in later on though.  It will give me a bit more storage for some small things.

It was the bladder for my camel bak

HAHA..


Brian

I'd suggest painting it white or silver to reflect the sun, so as to reduce warming your water unneccessarily ike black will.

If you place a shade device (board, piece of plastic, etc.) over it with an inch or so between the sun shade and the tank, the water will stay a lot cooler.

I'm not too concerned about the H2O temp..Mostly the UV radiation. 
OK now Im thinking about a 12X60" solar pannel to cover it?  Hmm??
Brian

That would be pretty sweet!  Recharge all your gear!

I'm not too concerned about the H2O temp..Mostly the UV radiation. 
OK now Im thinking about a 12X60" solar pannel to cover it?  Hmm??
Brian

Better bolt that solar panel down good, because it may sprout legs while you are out on the water.